MO HB1823

School districts and charter schools receive state funding for resident and enrolled students completing virtual courses or full-time virtual programs using technology and internet methods.

Virtual schools of choice may serve full-time kindergarten through twelfth grade students if they use unified online curriculum, allow flexible pacing, employ Missouri-certified teachers, and develop individualized learning plans for all students.

Students eligible to enroll in virtual schools of choice include those residing in counties with unaccredited school districts or adjacent counties, with funding calculations varying based on whether students are "virtual resident students" or "virtual transfer students."

Virtual transfer students admitted to a virtual school of choice cannot exceed two percent of total public and charter school enrollment statewide, and admission is limited if it would cause debits to exceed credits for the student's home district.

Attendance for virtual course completion equals ninety-five percent of hours for equivalent nonvirtual courses, distributed in two increments at fifty and one hundred percent completion, with schools required to meet twelve specified standards for virtual instruction.